Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant Back Online in Boost to Strained Grid

The Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran.

Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

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The Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran came back online early Sunday after a two-week shutdown for repairs, the plant’s manager said, according to the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency.

A technical fault that forced the 1,000-megawatt plant to go offline last month was fixed, Mahmoud Jafari said without giving further details.